by Suzann Thompson | Jun 20, 2010 | Earthen House, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post
Knitters, always remember that duplicate stitch is an alternative for adding small areas of color to your projects! Also, you can use duplicate stitch to customize store-bought sweaters. Essentially, you thread a needle with your yarn and embroider over the knit...
by Suzann Thompson | May 19, 2010 | Earthen House, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Here’s a little coaster knitted in the mosaic technique, which I prefer to call Dotty Knitting. The whole thing is about 4 x 4.5 inches. It needs blocking, but I couldn’t wait to share it, because it’s so cute! Once you know how, it’s pretty...
by Suzann Thompson | Apr 24, 2010 | Earthen House, Life, Retro Blog Post
It’s been a long time since I used the “Earthen House” (formerly “House Building”) category on a post. Our new house was delayed for one reason and then another since about 2006. But now we are back on track. Hurray! The power company...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 31, 2005 | Crochet, Earthen House, Retro Blog Post
We were at our new house site. The foundation guys were finishing up for the day. “Eva. see what he’s doing with that cord?” I said. My daughter looked. “Yeah,” she said. “What do you call that, when you do it?” I asked....
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 23, 2005 | Crochet, Earthen House, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
With one thing and another, this pink tassel is taking way too long! Since the last post about it, I finished knitting the top, knitted on a loop, darned in ends, and rolled and sewed the knitting to change the fringe into a tassel. All that’s left is to knit a...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 3, 2005 | Art Quilt, Earthen House, Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
This is the walk-through gate on the west side of our new place. When I saw the finished gate, unexpected feelings and insights came to me. Before the gate, we had some clumps of trees with a couple of little glades here and there. Now, the gate separates two glades...
